Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs pineapple scale

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Diaspis bromeliae

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while pineapple scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	pineapple scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Soricidae	Diaspididae
Genus	Blarinella	Diaspis
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Diaspis bromeliae

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and pineapple scale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

pineapple scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	pineapple scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pineapple scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (United States).

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

The Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella quadraticauda) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.